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Blizzard says designing a StarCraft open-world shooter presents specific challenges in scale and perspective — 'If you're 10 feet tall and you're wearing something that weighs 1,000 pounds, doors are a challenge'

StarCraft general manager says that approaching the concept of scale was one of the biggest challenges in switching to the shooter genreThe shift from real-time st...

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Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, September 15 (game #1695)

Looking for a different day?A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' w...

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NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, September 15 (game #926)

Looking for a different day?A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's gam...

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NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, September 15 (game #1192)

Looking for a different day?A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's...

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These cheap Skullcandy earbuds have a worrying Bluetooth flaw that could let anyone connect to your device

Researchers warn Skullcandy Dime 3 earbuds on older firmware accept Bluetooth pairing from unknown devices with no user interaction requiredWhen leveraged, it can ...

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The Tesla Roadster’s October reveal looks like another piece of pantomime — it’s a shame the once ground-breaking company doesn’t focus on cars anymore

The new Tesla Roadster has been nine years in the makingSome customers placed reservations for the vehicle back in 2017Rumors suggest the EV could use gas thruster...

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This new free 'bit-perfect' Hi-Res Audio player for Mac was apparently a 'nightmare' to make, but could become the lossless player of your dreams

A new Mac music player called YM Pro has been released on the Mac App Store and promises 'bit perfect' playbackIt bypasses macOS' system mixer to connect directly ...

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A Chinese state-owned firm was found shipping 46 tons of drone-making material to Russia

China shipped 46 tons of drone material to a sanctioned Russian firmThe shipment was hidden on paper under a civilian customs codeAlabuga-Volokno sends 89% of its ...

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What is the release date for Stuart Fails to Save the Universe episode 9 on HBO Max?

As if Stuart Fails to Save the Universe couldn't be more unhinged, this week the gang is trapped in a legitimate comic book... as illustrated versions of themselve...

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Kioxia has nothing to lose, so it wants to swap expensive DDR for the world's fastest SSD ever built to save the world from AI RAMpocalypse

Kioxia is pushing flash memory into DRAM territoryAI workloads are forcing data centers to rethink memory expansion methodsKioxia XL1 could add capacity without re...

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Chinese vendor debuts world's first AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 laptop, but 192GB LPDDR5X-8533 for gaming? Really??

SIXUNITED builds laptop packing 192GB of LPDDR5X-8533 memory totalIt has some gaming specs but also screams AI workstationTwo M.2 2280 SSD bays run on PCIe Gen4 fo...

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'No old code exists': Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis experience director confirms the 'reimagining' had to be built totally from the ground up on Unreal Engine 5 — but this meant Crystal Dynamics could add more tech upgrades

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis experience director Jeff Adams confirms "no old code exists" for the original 1996 gameThis meant Crystal Dynamics had to build the...

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PVanish says server count doesn't matter, so it rebuilt the parts that do

IPVanish just completed a two-year, ground-up network rebuild The upgrade leans on faster ports, direct peering, and dual data centersThe provider now promises a 4...

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‘Too little, too late’: critics perplexed and suspicious of AI leaders’ call for a slowdown

From the Trump administration to AI experts, plans by the Anthropic boss to boost safety have spawned a largely negative responseOpenAI boss and Elon Musk back slowdown on ‘reckless’ AI development...

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Is the FCA underestimating the AI fraud threat?

There is a lot of optimism around what AI could do for financial services. It can make processes faster, spot suspicious activity earlier and help banks deal with ...

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iFi's newest hi-res headphone DAC and amp squeezes into a tiny USB-C earbuds cable — you just add your own audiophile IEMs

iFi launches Go cable with DAC/headphone amp in a USB-C earbuds cableIEMs sold separately — it uses standard 0.78mm two-pin analogue connectors — but you can add s...

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Quote of the day by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore: 'The number of transistors incorporated in a chip will approximately double every 24 months' — laying down a prophecy for decades of computing acceleration

The computing industry owes a lot to the guiding vision of Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, whose prediction about the pace of advancement in the computing industry ...

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Blizzard says designing a StarCraft open-world shooter presents specific challenges in scale and perspective — 'If you're 10 feet tall and you're wearing something that weighs 1,000 pounds, doors are a challenge'

Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, September 15 (game #1695)

NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, September 15 (game #926)

NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, September 15 (game #1192)

These cheap Skullcandy earbuds have a worrying Bluetooth flaw that could let anyone connect to your device

The Tesla Roadster’s October reveal looks like another piece of pantomime — it’s a shame the once ground-breaking company doesn’t focus on cars anymore

This new free 'bit-perfect' Hi-Res Audio player for Mac was apparently a 'nightmare' to make, but could become the lossless player of your dreams

A Chinese state-owned firm was found shipping 46 tons of drone-making material to Russia

What is the release date for Stuart Fails to Save the Universe episode 9 on HBO Max?

Kioxia has nothing to lose, so it wants to swap expensive DDR for the world's fastest SSD ever built to save the world from AI RAMpocalypse

Chinese vendor debuts world's first AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 laptop, but 192GB LPDDR5X-8533 for gaming? Really??

'No old code exists': Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis experience director confirms the 'reimagining' had to be built totally from the ground up on Unreal Engine 5 — but this meant Crystal Dynamics could add more tech upgrades

PVanish says server count doesn't matter, so it rebuilt the parts that do

‘Too little, too late’: critics perplexed and suspicious of AI leaders’ call for a slowdown

Is the FCA underestimating the AI fraud threat?

iFi's newest hi-res headphone DAC and amp squeezes into a tiny USB-C earbuds cable — you just add your own audiophile IEMs

Why every enterprise needs an AI model exit strategy

31,000 Twitch users hit by malicious browser extension — OAuth tokens leaked via Russian proxy network

A costly mistake? Report claims a third of employees fired due to AI will need to be rehired in the next few years

Samsung's much-anticipated open-earbuds appear to leak again, this time with a new name and long list of features

Quote of the day by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore: 'The number of transistors incorporated in a chip will approximately double every 24 months' — laying down a prophecy for decades of computing acceleration